2019 Minnesota Statutes
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144.216 FOUNDLING REGISTRATION.
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Subdivision 1.Reporting foundling.
Whoever finds a live born infant of unknown parentage shall report within five days to the Office of Vital Records such information as the commissioner may by rule require to identify the foundling.
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Subd. 2.Status of foundling reports.
A report registered under subdivision 1 shall constitute the record of birth for the child. If the child is identified and a record of birth is found or obtained, the report registered under subdivision 1 shall be confidential pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 3, and shall not be disclosed except pursuant to court order.
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